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GCT英语真题及答案

第四部分外语运用能力测试（英语）A卷（50题，每小题2分，满分100分）

PartOneVocabularyandStructure

Directions:

Therearetenincompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Markyouransweronthe

ANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Ifthecaryouhaverentedisclearlyunsatisfactory,youcanalwaysitforanother.

A.shiftB.exchangeC.switchD.replace

2.Everymanagerneedsasecretarythathecantotakecareofsomethingthatmayoccur

inhisabsence.

A.bringonB.holdonC.countonD.focuson

3.Theshirtisarealbargainbecauseitisgoodinqualityandinprice.

A.valuableB.remarkableC.availableD.reasonable

4.Shoppingforclothsisnotthesameexperienceforamanitisforawoman.

A.whenB.thatC.asD.than

5.Ninabackhomeifshehadknownthatherhusbandwouldgotothebusstoptomeet

her.

A.couldn’thavewalkedB.shouldn’thavewalked

C.mustn’thavewalkedD.wouldn’thavewalked

6.Anewsreportisusuallyveryshort,whenitisaboutsomethingveryimportant.

A.besidesB.exceptC.apartfromD.exceptfor

7.Inthisadvancedcourse,studentsarerequiredtotakeperformancetestsatmonthly.

A.gapsB.lengthsC.distancesD.intervals

8.Americanwomenweretherighttovoteuntil1920.

A.ignoredB.refusedC.derivedD.denied

9.Seldomanymistakesduringmypastfewyearsofworkingthere.

A.wouldImakeB.haveImadeC.ImadeD.shallImake

10.Theproposalseemstoopposethegovernmenteconomicpolicy.

A.designedB.todesign

C.havedesignedD.tohavedesigned

PartTwoReadingComprehension

Directions:

Inthisparttherearethreepassagesandonechart,eachfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Happinessisbecomingahugeareainpsychologicalresearchandeveningovernmentpolicy,withtheUKgovernmentexploringa“happinessindex”.Itistough,though,todefineexactlywhathappinessis,andwhatmakesushappy.

Therearetwobroadwaysoflookingathappiness:

short-termhappiness（agreatcookie,abottleofwine）andlong-happiness（financialsecurity,achievingyourgoals）.Bothtypesofhappinessarevalid,andimportant.Theproblemis,they’reoftenincompetition.

Let’ssayyou’vegotagoaloflosing50poundsthisyear.Youknowyou’dbehappierandhealthierifyouweren’tcarryingthatextraweight.Toachievelong-termhappiness,youneedtogoonadiet.Intheshort-term,though,it’snotthateasy.Achocolatecake,oralargeglassofwine,mightjustthethingtocheeryouupattheendofalongday-ortocelebratewithfriends.It’sthesamewithlotsofothergoals.

Ityou’vegotatendencytoprioritizelong-termhappinessattheexpenseofday-to-daypleasures,youshouldstartlookingforsomesmallwaystobringalittlejoybackintoyourlife.Iamnotsuggestingthatyougooutandgetdrunkeverynight,orthatyoustuffyourselfwithcake.Thereareaplentyofotherwaystoenjoyyourself.Don’tpinallyourhopesofhappinessonsomefar-offfuture,though.There’snopointworkinga60-hourweekandmakingyourselfthoroughlymiserableinthebeliefthatthingswillbeperfectassoonaspossibleyou'remakingasix-figuresalary.

11.Apropertitlefoethepassageis

A.HappyThereafter.B.BeyondHappiness.

C.Happinessin.HappinessOut.D.HappynoworintheFuture?

12.Paragraphismainlyabout.

A.whatmakesushappyB.howtounderstandhappiness

C.howcanwebehappierD.whathappinesscanbringus

13.Theexampleinparagraph3ismeanttoemphasizethat.

A.bothshort-termhappinessandlong-termhappinessisimportant

B.wetendtoseekshort-termhappinessinsteadoflong-termhappiness

C.peoplepreferlong-termhappinesstoshort-termhappiness

D.short-termhappinessmaycontradictlong-termhappiness

14.Theword“prioritize”（lastparagraph）probablymeans“”.

A.treatsomethingasmoreimportantthanothers

B.improvesomething'svalueorquality

C.putextraemphasisonsomething

D.lookforsomethingthatisdifficulttofind

15.Theauthorsuggestsinthelastparagraphthatsacrificingshort-termhappinessforlong-term

happiness.

A.workswellB.canbejustified

C.isnotworthwhileD.makesnodifference

Questions16-20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Thankstotheintroductionofnewdrugs,manyoftheearlyprobleminorgantransplants,suchastissuerejection,have,toagreatextent,nowbeensolved.However,thereremainsamajorproblem.Thepeopleinneedoftransplantsurgeryfaroutnumbertheavailableorgans.

Manycountries,suchasBritain,havehugewaitinglistspeoplewhoselivescouldbesavedbybeinggivenakidney,lung,heartorlivertransplant.Sadly,manyofthemdiebeforetheyresearchthetopofthelist.

UnderthepresentBritishpolicy,peopleareaskedtocarrydonor（捐赠人）cards,and\orputtheirnamesonthenationaldonorregister.Thus,iftheylosttheirlivessuddenly,forexample,inatrafficaccident,theyhavegivenpermissionsinadvanceoftheirdeathfortheirorganstobeused.Iftheyhavenotgivendoneso,surgeonsarefacedwiththetaskofaskingthegrievedrelativesforpermissionstousetheorgansofthedead.Ofcourse,oftentherelativesaretooupseteventothinkofsuchathinguntilitistoolate.Organtransplantshavetotakeplacequitesoonafterthedeathofthedonor.

Dyinganddonatingorgansisnotsomethingmostofusliketothinkabout,andonlyabout14%ofpeoplehaveregistered.Nowithasbeensuggestedthat,insteadofthepresentregister,thereshouldbearegisterofpotentialdonorswhohaven’tmadeuptheirminds.

16.Nowadaysamajorproblemintransplantsurgeryis___.

A.theshortageofqualifieddoctors

B.thebackoftransplantorgans

C.tissuerejection

D.immaturetechniques

17.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattransplantorgansmostlikelycomefrom___.

A.peoplewhodieinfatalaccidents

B.criminalswhoaresentencedtodeath

C.patientswhodiefromseriousdiseases

D.peoplewhoarementallyhealthy

18.Whatistheadvantageofregisteringinadvancetodonateorgans?

A.Thetransplantmanytakeplacesoonafterthedeathofthedonor.

B.Thedonor’srelativeswouldagreewiththesurgery

C.Morepeoplewouldchoosedonationoftheirorgansafterdeath

D.Surgeonswillnotbeliabletoanylegalconsequences.

19.Thelowpercentageofpeoplewhohaveregisteredtodonateorgansindicatesthat___

　A.thepresentregistersystemdoesn’twork

　B.dyinganddonatingorgansisanunpleasantissue

　C.veryfewpeopleknowhowtodonatetheirorgans

　D.permissionfromrelativesishardtoobtain

20.Whathasbeenproposedtogetmoredonororgans?

A.Askingmorepeopletoregistertodonateorgansafterdeath

B.Havingmorepeoplecarrydonorcardswhentheygetaround

C.Encouragingmorepeopletoconsiderorgandonationthroughregistering.

D.Gettingmorepeopletodonateorgansbyofferinghugemonetaryrewards.

Question21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Recently,theAmericansHealthAssociationsurveyed1,000peoplenationwideabouttheirthoughtsonsodiumandhearthealth.61%saidthattheybelieveseasaltislow-sodiumalternativetotablesalt.Theycanbeforgiventothinkingso.Seasaltismarkedasahealthyfood,addedtosoups,potatochipsandawidevarietyofpackagedsnackslabeled“lowsodium”and“healthy”.Butinreality,seasaltandtablesaltarenotterriblydifferent,atleastchemically.Therealdifferencesareinhowthetwoareusedincooking.

Tablesaltcomesfromundergroundsaltdeposits.Companiesthatsellittypicallyaddsomethingtokeepitfromclumping（结块）.Duringprocessing,tableisstrippedofmanyofitsnaturalminerals.Seatsalt,ontheotherhand,ismadefromevaporatedseawater.Withlittleprocessing,itretainsmostofitsmineral,whichsomecookssaygiveitabetterflavor.

Butbothcontainsthesameamountofsodiumchloride（氧化钠）byweight,whichmeanstheycontributeequallytototallysodiumconsumptionandhavethesameeffectonbloodpressure.Officialsrecommendthatadultsconsumenomorethan2.300milligramsofsodiumaday,equivalenttoateaspoonsalt.Youshouldeatlessifyouareblack,hypertensive（患高血压的）orolderthan40.YetmostAmericansconsumemorethandoubletheamounttheyneed,mostlyprocessedfoods,soitisbesttolimitsalt-Ofanykind.

21.Accordingthesurvey,morethanhalfthepeoplebelieverthat.

A.tablesaltshouldbeusedincooking

B.itisnecessarytoeatseaproduct

C.seasaltishigh-sodiumproduct

D.seaisahealthierchoicethantablesalt

22.Thedifferentbetweentablesaltandteasaltliesinthattablesalt______.A.containsmorenaturalmineralsthanseasalt

B.formsclumpsmoreeasilythanseasaltC.tastebetterthanseasalt

D.goesthroughlessprocessingthanseasalt

23.Theword“strip”inPara.2isclosestinmeaningto“”.

A.breakB.addC.removeD.change

24.Accordingtothepassage,theproperamountofsaltconsumptionisrelatedtoone’s

______.

A.appetiteB.ageC.sexD.weight

25.Accordingtothepassage,Americans.

A.consumemuchmoresaltthantheyactuallyneed

B.consumeabout2.300milligramsofsaltaday

C.preferfreshfoodtosaltedprocessedfood

D.trytolimi